Hippotion rosetta (Rose-underwing Hawk Moth)
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to Shellharbour south of Wollongong, NSW
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to Shellharbour south of Wollongong, NSW
Hippotion rosetta (Rose-underwing Hawk Moth)
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to Shellharbour south of Wollongong, NSW
Moth Sightings:
Larva Sightings:
Larval food plants:
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: To date not found on the Plateau.
Breeding season in QLD & NSW - not confirmed but thought to be all year in the FNQ and limited to the warmer months in Southern QLD & NSW.
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: ?? - ??mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Colour forms in the final instar are ?? form.
We have NOT found this moth on the Dorrigo Plateau.
Distribution: Cape York Peninsula to Shellharbour south of Wollongong, NSW
Moth Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: Whyanbeel, FNQ May 2017, 2018, 2019
Larva Sightings:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: None to date
- ELSEWHERE: None to date
Larval food plants:
- DORRIGO PLATEAU: VITACEAE: Cayratia clematidea
- ELSEWHERE: As for Dorrigo Plateau plus RUBIACEAE: Spermacoce exserta, Pentas lanceolata*, Richardia brasiliensis*, Richardia scabra*
Breeding season on the Dorrigo Plateau: To date not found on the Plateau.
Breeding season in QLD & NSW - not confirmed but thought to be all year in the FNQ and limited to the warmer months in Southern QLD & NSW.
Flight habit: Nocturnal - Active at night.
Adult Moth: Size at rest - tip of thorax to tip of forewing: ?? - ??mm
Mature larva: length - ??mm. Colour forms in the final instar are ?? form.